Hospital refusing to see me?

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Anyone have any experience or advice here? I’m 38 weeks pregnant with twins. Hospital are refusing to scan/ consult with me this week as we’re waiting on an elective c section (not that I asked for it, the dr told me after a consultation on Thursday I was having one).

Now I’ve heard nothing about the c section or an appointment so I rang yesterday and told they were too busy to see me.

I’ve just lost my mucus plug and getting cramps and pains.

What do I do? Are they allowed to refuse? I don’t want this to end in an unnecessary emergency c section!

Been up all night worrying.

I agree with your plan - drop off your 2 year old and go in. Can you get someone to go with you to support and advocate for you?

If not, don't worry, just take yourself in and explain again what's happening. Stay calm if you can as anxiety won't help. Good luck Op!

100% just go in, and say you think you're in early labour.

Sent home. Not in early labor. Told mucus plug can mean labor in days or weeks, cramps dismissed. Couldn’t/ wouldn’t explain exact position of girls in the womb (want to put my mind at ease that if I do go into labor exactly what situation were in). Told to wait for a call re elective section. When I explained I hadn’t actually elected for a section but been told dismissed.

Beyond words and exhausted. Going to bed.

That's awful but I can't say I'm surprised. If you look on the hospital website there should be the phone number of the Labour ward and the consultants secretary. I hope you manage to get someone to listen to you.

If it helps I had period like pains for about 1 week prior to going into full labour.

But it is totally different for everyone so really monitor it.

I think they tend to be very dismissive of first time mums so it doesn’t surprise me, they kept telling me I was not
Even in the first stage of the labour over the phone ... and to
Not come in ... when I got there with a big sigh from them agreeing I could go
To day centre ... and a long walk while fully dilated and in full Labour they believed me ... I did like that my waters broke
On one of them 😂 upside though is when it was time they were amazing ... but I get your concern being told you need a c section and that information being dismissed must be incredibly concerning x

Do not be forced into a c section if there is no reason to. Can you pay for a private scan? I had an elective c section with my twins they said twin b was breech and turns out neither of my twins were breech and no-one bothered to check that they had just made the decision for me as it was twins? Absolutely shocking the way you have been treated. I really feel for you I know how worrying it is at this stage. X

So sorry you're being treated this way, OP. Regardless of how you end up giving birth, both the NICE and RCOG guidelines say that for twin pregnancies, you should be given the option to deliver between 37 and 38 weeks - as the risks increase after that point. Quote that to them and don't let them fob you off with waiting for a call. I second the suggestion to get PALS involved if needed. Good luck!

Wow, you must be absolutely fed up and frustrated!

How are you feeling now?

How are you op? Your hospital sounds shocking

you shouldn’t just be told that you will be having a c-section

It’s a procedure on your body that you have to consent to.

Of course there may be very good reason for why they are advising that you opt for a c-section but it still should be presented as just that- something you are opting to do upon their recommendation.